The Seventh Base - Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Origin Energy

The three of them made a detour back to the black market’s No. 425 factory. They entered from a side door and weren’t seen by anyone.

After returning to the factory, all three of them removed their masks. The man with the demon-face mask was also very young, seeming to be only around 17 to 18 years old. When he saw Xu Mo, he was stunned for a moment, appearing very surprised. He said, “It’s you…”

At the church’s concert, Xu Mo had suddenly stood up, and the man with the demon-face mask had fired a shot at him, only to be dodged by Xu Mo. Back then, the man had thought that it was just an accident, but it seemed that it wasn’t the case now.

“Seems like the two of you have met before. Uncle Fang told him to come. Xu Mo, this is Fang Ze. He isn’t much older than you,” Ye Qingdie introduced them.

Fang Ze nodded at Xu Mo and then left by himself, seeming to be feeling a little down.

Ye Qingdie then looked at him and said softly, “Ever since that day, he has been feeling a little reproachful, putting the blame onto himself.”

Xu Mo understood that it was because of Uncle Fang’s death. Therefore, when Uncle Fang was mentioned, Fang Ze’s mood appeared a little dejected.

Moreover, his surname was also Fang.

“Given the situation back then, he isn’t to blame,” Xu Mo said. It was Uncle Fang who had insisted on staying behind. Moreover, toward the end, Fang Ze himself was at risk and couldn’t change anything. He had no choice but to retreat and leave.

Maybe from Fang Ze’s perspective, he felt that he had abandoned his comrade and thus felt some guilt. However, it was a rational choice.

Ye Qingdie turned and headed toward the guns, and Xu Mo followed after her.

“Fang Ze was brought up by Uncle Fang. After his parents disappeared, Fang Ze was abducted and Uncle Fang saved him, keeping him by his side ever since.” Ye Qingdie had her back against Xu Mo as she said this. Her words caused Xu Mo’s heart to waver a little. No wonder…

If that was the case, this mental burden might be hard to cross.

After all, he was gone.

To Fang Ze, Uncle Fang wasn’t just a comrade but also his benefactor who had brought him up.

Ye Qingdie walked up to a row of guns and asked Xu Mo, “Which one would you like to learn?”

“Everything. Let’s start with pistols first,” Xu Mo said. Pistols were easy to carry around, so they were something he must learn.

“Sure, since the tuition fee is so expensive, I can teach you slowly. Let’s familiarize ourselves with the parts of the guns first. Come dismantle it together with me,” Ye Qingdie smiled and said. She had won over 400,000 federal coins at the gambling den this time around. This younger brother was really generous and hadn’t asked her for any

of it.

“Why does Sister Die want to deal with Tang Sen?” Xu Mo was a little curious.

“Tang Sen and his junior apprentice brother often cheated at the gambling den, harming countless gamblers. It’d be fine if it was just that. Those gamblers deserved it. However, Tang Sen worked with Cobra, with one of them gambling while the other giving out loans. Once a person owed a loan shark debt, their families would be implicated. The creditors would then go to their homes to ask for payment and take people as debt repayment, causing many families to fall apart as their family members died,” said Ye Qingdie, her voice sounding a little cold.

Xu Mo thought of Bai Wei. Her father had lost to the guy with the gold-wire glasses, which caused his family to fall apart. He even had to go sell his blood-related daughter.

From this, it seemed that Tang Sen and his junior apprentice brother really deserved to die.

“What organization do you guys belong to?” Xu Mo asked again.

“Are you going to join us?” Ye Qingdie smiled and looked at him.

“You haven’t told me what origin energy is.” Xu Mo didn’t continue the conversation but followed Ye Qingdie’s steps to dismantle the pistol.

“Origin energy is an energy that exists in the universe. I’ve heard a saying that origin energy is the origin of the universe. The entire universe is made up of origin energy and it exists everywhere.” Ye Qingdie continued, “Human bodies can instinctively absorb origin energy but only in an extremely low amount. Through some unique breathing art, one’s body and origin energy can be made to exist in the same energy field, allowing them to absorb even more origin energy, enabling their bodies to evolve. However, this is different for everyone. Some people’s bodies have stronger absorption capabilities while others have weaker ones.”

‘Energy, magnetic field, dark matter?’

Xu Mo thought in his heart. In the world he came from, origin energy didn’t exist. Although the energies in the universe existed everywhere, even if some energies could be taken in by the human body, they couldn’t be used directly. It’d only help in a part of the normal operations to sustain life. Could it be that the evolution direction of the people in this world was different from his?

“You should have made it possible for your body to absorb origin energy through a breathing art, right?” Ye Qingdie asked Xu Mo. Xu Mo’s physical attributes were very strong. If he hadn’t absorbed origin energy, allowing his body to evolve, it would be very hard to reach this level through pure training.

“Mn.” Xu Mo didn’t deny it. “Does this mean that all the people in the Subterranean World who are slightly strong have cultivated breathing arts?”

There was one thing he hadn’t told Ye Qingdie —not only was his body able to absorb origin energy, but he was also able to perceive the existence of that energy field. In fact, he could even make use of it!

“Not all. There are also genetic warriors, modified humans, origin energy weapons, and other means.” Ye Qingdie looked at Xu Mo with some interest and asked, “Did you gain some kind of unique ability after absorbing origin energy?”.

“Mn?” Xu Mo stopped his actions and looked at Ye Qingdie. “Do all people who absorb origin energy develop unique abilities?”

“All?” Ye Qingdie broke into a smile.

“No, based on what I know, most people only undergo an evolution of their physical attributes. However, I have no idea what is the extent to which their evolution can go either. At the very least, I haven’t met an existence that can undergo evolution to the extent of a qualitative change. What unique ability did you develop, Young Brother Xu Mo?”

This guy seemed to be only 15 years old and didn’t even know what origin energy was. Yet, he had developed extraordinary abilities.

Therefore, Ye Qingdie was very curious about what kind of unique ability Xu Mo had awakened.

Xu Mo seemed to be thinking about things. Were unique abilities the abilities that were born through the transformation of the brain region?

If that was the case, he suspected that not only had his body evolved, but his brain had as well!

His vision, vision penetrability, perception, psychokinesis, calculation ability, and even his ability to make use of origin energy directly were all the results of his brain region’s evolution.

“Is it vision penetrability?” Seeing that Xu Mo wasn’t saying anything, Ye Qingdie smiled and made a guess. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”

“Uh…” Xu Mo was stunned for a moment. Did she see through him?

“When we were at the gambling den, there were many times in which the number you rolled wasn’t big, but you still managed to win. Since you have the capability, why didn’t you roll a bigger number? That’s unless you know that you’d win and have seen the other party’s points,” Ye Qingdie continued to say. Xu Mo’s actions weren’t logical.

“Many gambling experts in the gambling den can tell the points through hearing.” Xu Mo didn’t admit it. He didn’t dare to admit that he had such an ability.

“It’s normal for others. However, listening to the dice points is something that requires training. It’s insufficient to just have a good sense of hearing, as only trained experts who have spent a lot of time in the gambling den will be able to tell. You’re so young, so how many rounds have you bet in? Moreover, when we were being pursued today, you knew of the situation behind you on two occasions. You also tossed out your hidden weapons immediately after leaving the enemy’s blind spot, accurately killing them. There’s only one possibility for this—you have visual access to blind spots. Is this similar to vision penetrability?

“And for the last round, although I don’t know what tricks you used to make the dice points constant, you must know what the points were. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be so confident.”

Ye Qingdie continued to smile and say, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep your ability a secret for you.”

Xu Mo continued to keep quiet. He mustn’t admit to it.

“It isn’t common for one to develop extraordinary abilities after absorbing origin energy. This is an opportunity, and I’ll also be able to train you better after knowing your ability. I don’t mind,” said Ye Qingdie.

Xu Mo then looked at Ye Qingdie a little doubtfully. Seeing her warm smile, he nodded and said, “It’s just that my perception and vision are a little better, with a certain degree of penetrability.”

“Of course, if I don’t focus fully, my vision will only be slightly better than ordinary people.” Xu Mo was afraid that she’d misunderstood and explained again.

“So, you can see, right?” Ye Qingdie smiled and looked at Xu Mo. However, her smile made Xu Mo feel a chill run down his back.

“Sister Die, I don’t really understand.” Xu Mo pretended to not understand.

“Think about it a little more.” Ye Qingdie moved toward him.

“I usually can’t,” Xu Mo said gloomily.

“You saw many times when you came, right?” Ye Qingdie asked.

“…” Xu Mo explained, “That’s because Sister Die has a good figure.”

He spoke the truth.

“You seemed to have looked at me a few times when we were at the gambling den.” Ye Qingdie continued to smile and say. He was focusing when he was at the gambling den, right? He could even see the dice in the dice cups.

“…” Xu Mo was speechless and said, “Sister Die, you said that it’s an opportunity and that you don’t mind.”

“I don’t mind. I just purely want to spar with you.” Ye Qingdie was just done saying this when her barefoot immediately rose, sweeping straight for Xu Mo and releasing a strong wind.

They were too close and Xu Mo was unable to dodge, so he could only block with his hands. He was then kicked firmly by that long and slender beautiful leg and was sent flying out before falling to the ground.

Xu Mo felt a little angry when he got back up. Hence, his gaze slid down Ye Qingdie’s body and he said, “Pink!”

It was unknown if it was out of fury, but Ye Qingdie’s face flushed up. She charged up at extremely fast speed, and Xu Mo, who had just gotten up, was kicked a second time. He collided with the wall and fell as if all of his bones were going to break.

“C!” Xu Mo shouted.

Bang! Bang! Bang!… Many stifled sounds rang out in the factory.

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Hearing the commotion, both Fang Ze and Little Qi came running over. They then saw Xu Mo being beaten up until he was squatting in a corner with his head lowered, while Ye Qingdie was staring at him with her arms crossed in front of her chest. Hence, these two guys exchanged a glance and asked meekly, “Sister Die, what happened?”.

“It’s nothing. Younger Brother Xu Mo and I are having a spar. You guys go on with your stuff.” Ye Qingdie turned and smiled at the two of them.

The two of them looked toward Xu Mo dubiously. This was sparring?

“Scram!”

Seeing that neither of them moved, Ye Qingdie spat out. After that, the two of them instantly slipped away at extremely fast speed, their figures disappearing on the spot!